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Wonders of extraction: PressureSaturday, August 21st, 2010
Cream chargers containing 8 g of nitrous oxide each (N2O) to be used with an iSi whipper for whipping cream, making foams/espumas or pressurized infusions.
A little more than a week ago Dave Arnold posted a great, new technique: pressure infusion using a conventional iSi whipper! Just think of it – the whipper has been around for decades, and years a go Ferran Adrií pioneered it's use for espumas. Several have suggested it's use for carbonation of fruit. But no one had thought of utilizing the whipper for infusions – until August 11th when Dave Arnold of Cooking issues posted the results of his experiments in "Infusion Profusion: Game-Changing Fast "˜N Cheap Technique". The first blogger to pick up the technique and post about it on August 12th was Linda of playing with fire and water who termed it a revolutionary technique. A couple of days later, on August 17th Aki and Alex of Ideas in food posted a combined pressurized infusion of basil and marination of mozzarella. And then on August 20th James of Jim Seven describes his results comparing conventional cold brewed coffee to cold pressure brewed coffee. It's really fascinating how fast the idea spread, and it illustrates the benefits of an open and sharing approach to food innovations.


text: JP1 Remotes :: View topic - WIFI outlets stand alone remote JP1 Remotes FAQ Search 7 Days Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in File Section File Search Lookup Tool Wiki WIFI outlets stand alone remote JP1 Remotes Forum Index -> Non-JP1 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sti491Joined: 04 Jan 2015Posts: 176 Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:05 pm Post subject: WIFI outlets stand alone remote Hi all. I bought 4 inexpensive smart outlets on Amazon to remotely control four lights from my iPhone using the Tuya app. All is good. Until my wife, AKA "the Boss", says, "how do I turn them on without my phone... because you know I don't carry it around all the time like you." Well, if I have the outlets switched ON, she can turn them off & on manually all she wants. But if I have them switched OFF with the App, she can't turn them ON manually. I think I need a small, cheap stand alone remote she can have sitting there, that will control them as the iPhone Tuya app does. I searched the web came up blank. Any ideas? Back to top vickyg2003Site AdminJoined: 20 Mar 2004Posts: 7054Location: Florida Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:32 pm Post subject: A remote is not going to cut it. You need a network device. i too am finding more and more devices need a network device to operate. I am using an iPod touch and old iPhone and an underpowered android tablet as remote controls._________________Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades. Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others. Back to top sti491Joined: 04 Jan 2015Posts: 176 Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:20 pm Post subject: I was thinking the same thing. An old phone is a good idea. Rats, I just chucked one! Back to top yaworskiJoined: 22 Jun 2014Posts: 452Location: Warsaw, Poland Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:16 am Post subject: What's the brand/model of the outlets? There are different Home Automation solutions which can integrate different end devices together. For example, I'm using a Home Assistant software (open source) running on a Raspberry Pi 2. If your outlets are supported by the Home Assistant software, then for example, you could also use a LIRC plugin with IR sensor connected to the Raspberry and create rules connecting specific IR signals to control your outlets. If you want a RF remote, then it'd be probably a little harder to do, but still doable. For example, you could get some ZigBee gateway (for example, the one for Philips Hue or the one from new IKEA Tradfri system) with a ZigBee compatible remote. As for the alternative software solutions, there are multiple. For example OpenHAB is probably one of the most mature open source solutions, but given that it's written in Java, it requires more processing power. I've been running it on RPi2 for some time, but I think RPi3 or even some other, more powerful board would work better._________________Marcin Back to top vickyg2003Site AdminJoined: 20 Mar 2004Posts: 7054Location: Florida Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:16 am Post subject: I'm thinking this technology might really be an irritant. Yes you can control your lights from accross the country, but not while you are there with hands on. I love tech, but I'm right there with the "boss". I want a simple way to turn on the lights when I'm there, and yes I don't want to have to look for my phone whenever I'm enterntaining, and a guest wants the light on. The people that owned my house before I did had a few remote controlled lighting fixtures. Of course they didn't leave any of the remote controls! When I tried to figure out how to turn on the lights over the pool table I looked in the drop ceiling and found an RF receiver. I bought cheap RF controls at Lowes. Mounted it to the wall. Problem solved. They had some Lutron IR controlled fixtures in the home theater. Those also function with the regular wall plate. I didn't even know that it was an IR switch until one of the little ones managed to reprogram it so that it wouldn't come on at all. When I was looking for the manual on line, I found out it was IR controlled. I found an upgrade in our file section, so now when we are done watching a movie the house lights can be brought up. Really Cool. However when it comes to using IP, for as the ONLY way to control something, that just doesn't sound practical, especially for lights. We just got that multi-zone AVR and it is nice that my DH can whip out his phone while he's in the garage and change the music/volume... And we do have an old android tablet plugged into the wall in the basement to accomplish the same thing, and the iPod in the bedroom. But we can still walk into the family room and control it at the unit, or with ANY of the 3 remote controls that are sitting there, or if desperate, the OEM remote._________________Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades. Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others. Back to top BarfExpertJoined: 24 Oct 2008Posts: 1181 Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:26 am Post subject: Even in a world with IP-based IoT and home automation systems, I think that IR and cheap IR remotes still has an important role to play. I am using a simple IR receiver that injects IP commands to the home automation "master". You can place them everywhere, and they are cheap. If someone cares: this is what I am using 1. Arduino nano + TSOPxxxxx as receiver, using the Listener firmware, connected with USB to a 2. Raspberry Pi, running the dispatcher Java software. Possibly the "Lirc plugin" previously mentioned could be an alternative to 2, but Lirc and I are not really friends... Back to top sti491Joined: 04 Jan 2015Posts: 176 Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:04 am Post subject: Thanks everyone. Maybe I leaped before I looked on this one. Back to top yaworskiJoined: 22 Jun 2014Posts: 452Location: Warsaw, Poland Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:06 am Post subject: I'm also not very fond of pure IP/WiFi based solutions in home automation. Especially not for critical things like lighting. In my flat, all the lights are RF controlled. Initially, I've done it because it was actually easier to do that when we where moving in. I've found a system produced by a polish company Zamel called ExtaFree. In basic setup it doesn't need any central control unit and consist of a wall switches (coin battery powered transmitters) which look similar to most European wall light switches and a relay based receivers. They use a proprietary protocol on 868 MHz (legal in Europe). After some time I've managed to reverse engineer the protocol and I've built my own RF gateway on top of Raspberry Pi :). This gives me full control capability over the lights over the IP, but it's not dependant on it. The wall switches will still work even when the Linux on the RPi freezes, as long as it's powered (RPi is not connected directly to the RF chip, but there's an Atmega MCU between them with some extra logic what to do when RPi becomes unresponsive)._________________Marcin Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First JP1 Remotes Forum Index -> Non-JP1 All times are GMT - 5 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum General----------------Non-JP1Code SearchCode Search (Closed)Discrete CodesSlingbox JP1 Forums----------------Nevo and Xsight RemotesJP1 - New Remotes & RDFsJP1 - BeginnersJP1 - General ForumJP1 - Protocol DecodesJP1 - ExtendersJP1 - SoftwareJP1 - KeyboardsJP1 - Hardware Miscellaneous----------------X10 and Home AutomationElectronics RepairMarket PlaceMarket Place ArchiveWeb Site IssuesReplayTVHall of Shame (and other funny stuff) You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group


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I made these cookies last week and wasn't planning on posting them for a bit. When I saw that Love & Olive Oil posted similar cookies yesterday, I decided to just put it up now. I got the original recipe from my oldest cookbook The Best of Country Cooking 2003 (it was a wedding present). It's a fantastic recipe (Toffee Malted Cookies) and I've only tweaked it a bit. Years ago, a friend gave me a tip to grind the oats in a food processor or blender. It's brilliant! You still get the nutty taste but don't have as lumpy a texture. I do it for all oatmeal cookies.
What you'll need (plus eggs *sigh*):
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or extract)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 - 2 cups regular oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup toffee bits
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips (the original adds 1 cup chopped Whoppers instead of chocolate chips. Both taste divine.)
Pour oats into a food processor. Pulse until powdery.
In a separate large bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add pudding mix and vanilla, beat well. Add flour and oat mixture to creamed mixture, mixing until completely combined. Fold in toffee and chocolate chips (dough will be stiff). Spoon onto parchment covered baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Let sit for 2 minutes before cooling on wire racks. Yields 5 or 6 dozen.
|(These are actually a different kind of cookie that I'm working on...but I wanted a "ready to freeze" picture)
Whenever I make cookies, I bake a dozen or so and freeze the rest. I scoop the dough into cookie sized balls and freeze them on a tray before transferring them to a ziplock freezer bag. This way I can have fresh cookies for the husband and kids in ten minutes, and cookie dough instantly for me.


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WASHINGTON - Widespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks.
The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will feel the effects of automatic federal spending cuts due to begin Friday.
The grim picture is emerging as the White House and lawmakers count down the days until the government is forced to trim $85 billion in domestic and defense spending with hardly any leeway to save some programs from the budget knife.
In detailing the costs of the cuts, President Barack Obama is seeking to raise the public's awareness while also applying pressure on congressional Republicans who oppose his blend of targeted savings and tax increases to tackle federal deficits.
"I've been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary, automatic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are reliant on Head Start programs, on our military readiness, on mental health services, on medical research," Obama said Friday. "This is not a smart way for us to reduce the deficit."
Just in case those consequences didn't capture the public's attention, the White House also had Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood spell out the impact on travelers, a frequent-flier nightmare of 90-minute airport waits, limited flights and closed regional airports.
LaHood said the cuts would require slicing more than $600 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, resulting in furloughs of one day per pay period for a majority of the agency's 47,000 employees.
"Once airlines see the potential impact of these furloughs, we expect that they will change their schedules and cancel flights," LaHood said.
Moreover, he said, the Transportation Department is looking "to likely close" air traffic control towers at 100 airports that have fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year.
"We're talking about places like Boca Raton, Fla.; Joplin, Mo.; Hilton Head, S.C.; and San Marcos, Texas," he said.
All in all, nearly two-thirds of the airports are concentrated in three states - California, Florida and Texas.
Throughout the administration, agency heads have been depicting an onerous after-effect to the cuts. The federal government is required to spell out the consequences to federal workers, but the details are also designed to warn lawmakers the cuts could have a fearsome result: angry constituents. Some of the warnings:
� Defense Secretary Leon Panetta last week said automatic cuts, known in Washington budget language as a sequester, would harm the readiness of U.S. fighting forces, and he said the "vast majority" of the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian workers would have to lose one day of work per week, or 20 percent of their pay, for up to 22 weeks, probably starting in late April. The biggest potential losses, in terms of total civilian payroll dollars, would be in Virginia, California, Maryland, Texas and Georgia, according to figures provided by the Pentagon.
� On Friday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cuts of more than $300 million to his agency would mean less money to solve outbreaks, fight hospital infections and keep illnesses overseas from making their way here. For instance, Dr. Tom Frieden said, the cuts could limit the agency's investigation of a tuberculosis outbreak in Los Angeles.
� At the National Park Service, employees would be furloughed for more than a month, hours would be cut and sensitive areas would be blocked off to the public when there are staff shortages, according to a park service memo obtained by The Associated Press.
The giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park in California would go unprotected from visitors who might trample their shallow roots. At Cape Cod National Seashore, large sections of the Great Beach would close to keep eggs from being destroyed if natural resource managers are cut. Programs on the chopping block include invasive species eradication in Yosemite and comfort stations on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi.
Gettysburg would decrease by one-fifth the number of school children who learn about the historic battle that was a turning point in the Civil War. And in Yosemite, park administrators fear that less frequent trash pickup would potentially attract bears into campgrounds.
"We're planning for this to happen and hoping that it doesn't," said Park Service spokesman Jeffrey Olson.
Over the years, budget threats have inevitably resulted in grim warnings, no matter which administration, about calamitous consequences. Many have been avoided; others have been short-lived. But Obama administration officials say they are not exaggerating or bluffing.
The cuts, with few exceptions, are designed to hit all accounts equally. The law gives Obama little leeway to ease the pain.
Even if granted flexibility to apply the cuts with more discretion - a legislative step Republicans say they might pursue - White House officials say that would still require severe reductions.
"It's essentially rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic," Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said of such a proposal in a recent interview.
LaHood, in response to a question, denied that he was simply describing a worst-case scenario that would scare the public and put pressure on Republican lawmakers.
"What I'm trying to do," he said, "is wake up members of the Congress with the idea that they need to come to the table so we don't have to have this kind of calamity in air services in America."
The Democratic governors, after meeting with Obama, also kept up the drumbeat of opposition to the cuts, saying state economies would be hurt by the cuts.
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said states have seen increased employment but that their prosperity is being hindered by "the games being played by the Republicans in Congress."


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Unforgettable is officially getting a second chance on CBS.
The network has revived the canceled freshman drama for a 13-episode second season, slated to air in the summer of 2013, TVGuide.com has confirmed. CBS first tweeted the news Friday evening.
CBS in talks to revive Unforgettable
The procedural, starring Poppy Montgomery as a detective who has the ability to remember everything, was canceled in May despite steady ratings; it averaged 11 million viewers and a 2.5 in the adults 18-to-49 demo in its first season.
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler later said that the cancellation was a "difficult" decision that was made after looking at the network's pilots. "I don't know if it's what went wrong [with Unforgettable]. It was more about what went right with the new pilots," she said.
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STOCKTON - Given the turnover in Stockton's City Council from Tuesday's election, City Manager Bob Deis will next have to decide if he wants to remain in town or call it quits. He's threatened to leave before.
STOCKTON - Given the turnover in Stockton's City Council from Tuesday's election, City Manager Bob Deis will next have to decide if he wants to remain in town or call it quits. He's threatened to leave before.
Deis, 56, isn't talking. But his decision more than likely depends on the support he receives from the newly elected leadership. In January, a majority of the seven-person City Council he works for will have changed.
His departure could spell turmoil for a city already at battle in bankruptcy court and besieged by street violence.
The current council, led by outgoing Mayor Ann Johnston, brought Deis onto the job July 1, 2010, with marching orders to fix the city's ailing finances. Stockton on June 28 filed bankruptcy.
Deis and the public have yet to learn in what direction the council wants to send Stockton and if Deis will share their vision.
"Strong managers, like he has demonstrated himself to be, demand support from their elected officials," said Matt Fabian, a bond analyst at Municipal Market Advisors in Connecticut. "He could run."
Fabian and others in the bond market are closely watching the example set by Stockton, the nation's largest city to declare bankruptcy. Stockton has yet to make great gains in bankruptcy court, leading other cities to believe they may want to avoid Chapter 9, Fabian said.
Deis may take a cue from David Unkovic, appointed by Pennsylvania's governor as a receiver to lead Harrisburg through bankruptcy.
He left early this year, citing an inability to gain support from the Harrisburg City Council.
"Rather than lose control, he just quit," Fabian said, wondering if the same could befall Stockton given the election results. "There's a mandate for change. The (citizens have) said they want to do things differently."
Change in Stockton's leadership may create momentum that's needed to speed along the city's bankruptcy, Fabian said.
Stockton voters overwhelmingly selected Anthony Silva over incumbent Mayor Johnston. Two other council members were defeated, and Councilwoman Susan Eggman won a seat in the state Assembly, creating another opening when she resigns mid-term to take a seat in the Legislature.
Deis enjoyed near unanimous council support for the past year, especially through the decision to take Stockton into bankruptcy.
The new council will be dramatically younger and dominated by men.
Councilman-elect Moses Zapien, 31, said he has no reason to believe Deis will leave. Zapien has yet to meet with Deis and talk with the city manager.
"I look forward to working with Mr. Deis," Zapien said. "I look forward to the exchange of ideas. We haven't had that discussion yet."
Michael Tubbs, a 22-year-old elected to the council, said he's ready to work with anybody interested in moving Stockton forward, including Deis.
"Especially at a time like this," Tubbs said, "we do need some stability."
Mayor-elect Silva said he invited Deis to a meeting the week after his victory. Deis responded by offering Silva two hours "sometime in December." Deis is out of town until mid-November and told Silva he will be busy with bankruptcy work immediately upon returning.
"I haven't had a chance to work with Mr. Deis," Silva said. "I'm willing to work with whoever the city manager and city staff are."
Deis came to Stockton from Sonoma County, which he reportedly left due to his difficulty working for a fractured Board of Supervisors.
In Stockton, Deis earns a base salary of $240,000 under a five-year contract, yet he is an at-will employee. Last year, Deis flexed his muscle in a move seen as demanding the council's support.
He abruptly resigned in August 2011 after the council didn't back his plan to give then-Police Chief Blair Ulring a raise to keep him on the job. Deis reversed his exit plan after two months, citing an outpouring of support from the council and community.
Vice Mayor Kathy Miller said the last thing Stockton needs now is to put everything on pause to launch a six- to nine-month search for a new city manager. There is no indication that will be necessary, said Miller, calling Deis the right city manager for Stockton at the right time.
"If he has the same strong support from the council, I see absolutely no reason why he would leave," Miller said. "I am not expecting, and I am not predicting, any sort of turmoil."
Stockton's history suggests that a change in city managers may come in the near future, said Bob Benedetti, director of University of the Pacific's Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership.
Stockton mayors have had a history of hiring a city manager of their liking in short order. Alone, the mayor has one vote but can use his or her influence to bring about the change, Benedetti said.
The bankruptcy, high crime and no extra money would factor into luring in a new city manager, he said.
"The last time we went out looking for a city manager it was very hard to find one," Benedetti said. "It may not be easy under the circumstances to bring somebody aboard."
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With 30 Seconds to Mars' brand-new single, "Up in the Air,"whetting fans' appetites for the band's upcoming fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith & Dreams, we thought it would be a good time to revisit drummer Shannon Leto's Gimme 10! article from the May 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
1. Be inspired by the experiences you've had in life-the good, the bad, and the ugly. I never want to be trapped into doing the same thing. So I try to remain open-minded. If I'm not open to new ideas, then I'm limiting my creative process.


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The drunk driving case against Sally Struthers has been dismissed, according to the Portland Press Herald.
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The charge was dropped as part of an agreement in which she pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of driving to endanger. Additionally, Struthers, 66, was ordered to pay $1,210 in fines and fees, which has already been paid, and her driver's license has been suspended for 30 days. Jury selection for her trial was scheduled to begin on Sept. 23.
The All in the Family star was arrested last September on DUI charges in Ogunquit, Maine, where she was performing in a local production of 9 to 5: The Musical. In addition to playing Gloria on All in the Family, Struthers is known for her role as Babette on Gilmore Girls.


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Andre Iguodala - Golden State Warriors - Game-Issued Autographed Shoes - January 23, 2017 vs. Miami Heat
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Iguodala signed this pair of shoes after the game.
This black pair of shoes, a Size 16.5, is registered into the NBA and MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program as number AM009550. The player's last name is handwritten on athletic tape and affixed to the bottom of the shoe.
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In June 2010, after treating more than 30,000 earthquake victims, Project Medishare moved out of the tent hospital and into, Hospital Bernard Mevs, which was only partially functional due to the post-quake conditions. Project Medishare brought in all of the high-tech equipment used at the field hospital, upgraded the hospital to include intensive care units for adults, children and premature babies, and turned Hospital Bernard Mevs into the only trauma and critical care hospital in Haiti. While most aid organizations have pulled out of Haiti now that the immediate earthquake crisis has subsided, Project Medishare remains committed to helping Haitians rebuild their country and healthcare system. Project Medishare was helping Haiti long before the earthquake, and will be there for many years to come.
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> Schoolwork- endless schoolwork. That's basically my excuse for getting articles up the past few days. The past three days have been the worst of the year for me. I'm hoping the next few weeks will be at least a bit lighter, otherwise my time to write on BWI will get mercilessly crunched. Anyhow, I'm not going to write a big article today, but all the news I've missed should cover that up.
> So far, the offseason is going as planned- the Brewers are getting rid of the useless players, so to speak, in order to create roster space. The first batch of players to go is Kameron Loe, Nyjer Morgan, Jose Veras, and Travis Ishikawa.
Morgan's outright to Triple-A (and eventual election of free agency) probably gathered the most national news, especially because of the role he played on the postseason team in 2011. He was responsible for getting the Brewers to the NLCS on that unforgettable walk-off hit against the Diamondbacks in the NLDS, and he ingrained himself into the minds of Brewers fans (and into the minds of other fans, but in a negative way) with all of his aliases. But it just wasn't Nyjer's season in 2012. He hit a measly .239, and lost practically all of his playing time so that Carlos Gomez could prepare for a possible starting role in 2013. The emergence of Norichika Aoki didn't help his cause either. And, with the left-handed Logan Schafer proving that he could possibly play the role of the fourth outfielder in 2013, there just wasn't a spot for Morgan. So I thank Morgan for all of his contributions in 2011, but his antics and things weren't fitting this year.
Loe and Veras also elected free agency following outright assignments. Loe was one of the Brewers' best relievers in 2010, posting a 2.78 ERA. He had a second-half surge after getting off two a rough start in 2011, but it was the opposite this year. He had an ERA below 4.00 for most of the season, but it faded all the way to 4.61 in September. Statistically, Veras was one of the Brewers' best relievers this year (though it's not good when a guy with a 3.90 ERA is your best reliever). But he quietly had innings just about as frustrating as some of Francisco Rodriguez's innings, so I'm relatively glad that he's gone.
Lastly, Ishikawa was outrighted to Triple-A today, and is expected to elect free agency after he clears waivers. Ishikawa had his moments with the Brewers, but overall was the poster-boy of an extremely weak Brewers bench.
After their 2012 performances, I don't think any of these players will be missed. However, Morgan will always be remembered: he's written his legacy into Milwaukee history.
> The Brewers claimed reliever Arcenio Leon off waivers from the Astros.
> K-Rod was charged with domestic abuse for that incident in Wales that popped up two months ago.
Just stay away from Wisconsin, K-Rod.
> Speaking of K-Rod, the Brewers did not give "qualifying offers" to him or Shaun Marcum.
This "qualifying offer" thing is something brought about by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and basically replaced the Type A/Type B free agent system, which usually determined whether or not a team would receive draft picks as compensation for losing key free agents. Qualifying offers now play that role, and they are determined by the average salary of the top 125 player salaries from the previous season. That salary this season was $13.3 million.
As if K-Rod or Marcum are going to get $13.3 million on the market anyway. This was a no-doubter for the Brewers.
Only nine players received qualifying offers from their respective teams: Michael Bourn, Josh Hamilton, Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher, Hiroki Kuroda, Adam LaRoche, David Ortiz, B.J. Upton, and Kyle Lohse.
> Minor moves (and a lot of 'em):
Tigers: Exercised 2013 options for Octavio Dotel and Jhonny Peralta; outrighted Don Kelly to Triple-A.
Rays: Exercised 2013 options for James Shields, Fernando Rodney, and Jose Molina; declined 2013 option for Luke Scott.
Braves: Exercised 2013 options for Brian McCann, Tim Hudson, and Paul Maholm; claimed Jordan Schafer off waivers from the Astros; outrighted Erik Cordier, J.C. Boscan, and Robert Fish off their 40-man roster.
Astros: Designated Matt Downs for assignment; declined 2013 option for Chris Snyder; outrighted Fernando Abad, Sergio Escalona, Edgar Gonzalez, Jose Valdez, and Kyle Weiland to Triple-A.
Athletics: Outrighted Dallas Braden and Joey Devine, both of whom elected free agency.
White Sox: Signed Jake Peavy to a two-year extension; exercised 2013 option for Gavin Floyd; declined 2013 options for Brett Myers and Kevin Youkilis.
Mets: Exercised 2013 options for R.A. Dickey and David Wright.
Rangers: Declined 2013 options for Scott Feldman and Yoshinori Tateyama; claimed Konrad Schmidt off waivers from the D-backs.
Cubs: Outrighted Justin Germano to Triple-A, who elected free agency.
Dodgers: Re-signed Brandon League to a three-year deal.
Orioles: Declined 2013 option for Mark Reynolds.
Indians: Exercised 2013 option for Ubaldo Jimenez; declined 2013 options for Travis Hafner and Roberto Hernandez (I still call him Fausto Carmona); outrighted Kevin Slowey and Vinny Rottino to Triple-A; claimed Blake Wood off waivers from the Royals.
Royals: Declined 2013 option for Joakim Soria; acquired Ervin Santana from the Angels; claimed Guillermo Moscoso off waivers from the Rockies; claimed Brett Hayes off waivers from the Marlins; designated ex-Brewer Jeremy Jeffress and Jason Bourgeois for assignment.
Yankees: Outrighted ex-Brewer Casey McGehee to Triple-A, who elected free agency; returned Rule 5 Draft pick Brad Meyers to the Nationals.
Reds: Ryan Ludwick and Ryan Madson each declined his side of his mutual option for 2013.
Pirates: Exercised 2013 option for Pedro Alvarez; declined 2013 option for Rod Barajas; released Hisanori Takahashi.
Blue Jays: Claimed Scott Maine off waivers from the Cubs; designated Scott Cousins and David Herndon for assignment; exercised 2013 option for Darren Oliver; re-signed Rajai Davis.
Diamondbacks: Declined 2013 options for ex-Brewer Henry Blanco and Matt Lindstrom.
Rockies: Ex-Brewer Jorge De La Rosa exercised his player option.
Nationals: LaRoche and Sean Burnett each declined their player options.
Giants: Declined 2013 option for Aubrey Huff.
Twins: Claimed Josh Roenicke and Thomas Field off waivers from the Rockies.
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Quick updates from Smart Reflex pages
Thanks a bunch for various indepth reviews and comments incoming(keep them coming), I just looked these up in detail and attempted to summarize the discussion so far (please feel free to add/correct my notes)..I think we are setting the stage for a phase 3 of evolution for voltage setting code on OMAPx series (Good :) ):
Intro to Smart reflex
Before I start, a bit of an intro for folks not exactly dreaming Smart reflex voltage transitions every night: Smart reflex has various class of operations, to balance NDAism restrictions (:( ) and relevant info for this discussion:
- Class 2: SR acts like a notification mechanism to MPU - says, buddy u should change voltage to xyz, and MPU goes ahead and does the required stuff..
- Class 3: mostly automated: you hook up SR->VP->VC->PMIC and say go... and then control at critical points (changing OPP etc..) rest the h/w knobs when and how the voltage transitions.. MPU does not need to be involved when the transitions take place..
Now, SmartReflex(TM TI) has a h/w block for low MPU latency automated voltage control -> so you dont have to create 100 odd additional OPPs for same frequency and drive DVFS nuts doing transitions, instead let the h/w do it for you.. and with the right PMIC, it actually works too ;).. class 3 is the rocking ideal scenario, but you can do still better than a dumb set voltage x for OPP y with a class 2 operation.. all of these need chip specific NVALUES which are like chip specific calibration values put in.. not all silicon have this.(you still can experience the fun looking at my commit message for common omap3 usage tricks e.g. for 3530).. but note: once you start class3, h/w is gonna push the voltage to as low as possible.. things that were working "wrongly" at higher than optimal lower voltage will start breaking all around you.. so, be prepared(a.k.a plan for more time) to fix a bunch of stuff if you have not enabled SR before.. but, once you start using SR, go thru the pains and look at how this beauty works, there is no stepping back to inferior no-SR world anymore ;) (a.k.a addiction warning)..
Considerations on implementation directions
I) Implementation Consideration:(v0.4)
A) Manjunath G.K + Paul Walmsey: udelay() replace with better logic involving cpu_relax/udelay usage usage:
569 udelay(10); 617 udelay(omap_pmic_voltage_ramp_delay(sr->srid, 743 udelay(1); 806 udelay(1); 830 udelay(omap_pmic_voltage_ramp_delay(sr->srid, target_vsel, 912 udelay(1); 1045 udelay(1);
cpu_relax() + udelay(1) loops
B) Kalle J: remove dead code synopsys
II) Re-architecture Consideration: (Benoit Cusson):
A) Split function names to make it a little more re-organized:
Current set: OPP Accessor functions:
get_sr get_sr_from_vdd get_sr_from_vdd_name get_current_opp_number_from_sr get_vsel_for_opp
DebugFS accessor functions:
sr_debugfs_set sr_debugfs_get sr_debugfs_vselget sr_debugfs_create_entries sr_debugfs_create_entries_late
PMIC functions -> over ride with weak functions.
omap_pmic_srinit omap_pmic_voltage_ramp_delay omap_pmic_voltage_cmds
Voltage controller functions:
vc_send_command sr_vc_bypass
SR generic functions
sr_write_reg sr_modify_reg sr_read_reg sr_vplimito_value sr_clk_enable sr_clk_disable
VP Functions:
sr_vp_clear_vptransdone sr_vp_forceupdate sr_vp_enable sr_vp_disable sr_vp_configure sr_vp_reset_voltage
SR only functions:
sr_enable sr_disable
Dual operation (sequencing related functions):
srvp_disable srvp_enable
DVFS functions:
sr_vp_enable_both sr_vp_disable_both sr_voltage_set
Cpuidle paths:
disable_smartreflex enable_smartreflex
Sysfs entries:
omap_sr_vdd_autocomp_show omap_sr_vdd_autocomp_store
init functions:
srvp_init omap_sr_init
Recommended naming:
help me here guys..
B) PMIC weak function - causes issues with multiple platform builds with a mixture of PMIC enabled and PMIC disabled ones
Move the functions omap_pmic_xxx functions into board registration functions - but do it as a follow on patch based on need - how many folks are really interested in this?
C) Support of Class 2 systems: these are on Silicons where the PMIC support is "not smart" ;) essentially PMIC chip does not understand the OMAP smart reflex protocol and hence has to depend on the cpu intensive communication to be done.. Class 3 mode of smart reflex operation will not work here.. class 2 operations need: a) voltage setting using i2c1/spi or other interface layer - depending on PMIC involved b) two conditions here:
case i) Voltage setting cannot use forceupdate/vcbypass operations - these are ones which cannot use I2C4 to comunicate with PMIC.. case ii) vcbypass is usable, but Voltage processor based voltage setting is not usable..
c) SR essentially acts as a monitoring system.. it says -> oh CPU, we can infact change the amount of voltage used, some sort of monitoring mechanism such as hwmon is required
introduce class 2 operation later on..
D) Split functionality into various other files:
Current implementation has the naming based definition as above.. mebbe not enough.. but I am not partial to the same.. currently the functions are static and maintained as seperate entities but in general the assumption is Class 3 mode of SR operation.
introduce class 2 operation later on..
III) Further comments avenues of thought:
A) implementation: Stop using prm_reg_mod and functions of that effect -> they tie me down to OMAP3 or family.. but this has a system wide impact
B) re-architect: Dont need to enable/disable Smart reflex for every thing in life.. make the voltage scale decisions based on heuristics -> we hit OFF mode much often, then dont use smart reflex, it aint worth the latency.. this should be considered more as follows: as long as I stay in active mode for usecases for a longer term, enabling sr makes sense.. else, shut it off.. OFF mode is desirable compared to latencies involved..
C) have been maintaining the sr sysfs entries to maintain legacy code.. ow do folks feel about it being kicked back into debugfs?
D) clk speed should not be a dependency of SR code.. (ideal world ofcourse)..
E) sr_read/write_reg could be improved perhaps?


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The journey started out as it always seems to before a Catskill hike: in the parking lot of a mall somewhere down in the valley waiting for the last of our troop to show up. This time I made the drive up with the kindest among the four of us, but the worst driver. We left the parking lot after my daily constitutional and found a place along the roadside that serves the best bread in the Catskills. Fresh made just for you in the morning. Their is nothing like a slide of warm bread fresh out of the oven and when made with loving care and consumed at day break when you know you are putting your life on the line for the fun of it--it seems to taste better. The place that cells this Bred of life is on Route 28 and is called bread alone. I stocked the truck with four loves for the women i love back home. If I don't return at leas she'll have bread, or so I thought. We were doing a through hike today. Some 9 miles as our guide informed us. We always trust our guide as he has never led us astray. Upon returning home and completing the math we always start at the higher elevations on these through hikes. It's not debated, it's just where it turns out we started. So today we wind our way up Woodland Valley Road tp park one of the cars. The road was snow covered and we proceeded gracefully to the parking lot to where we hopped to return.
we now make the fifty minute drive around the impact crater of Panther Mountain to park our last car on the far side of the Burroughs Range. The nine mile hike now feels short. I have read the trials of climbing slide to which Burroughs refers in several of his books but the climb up the west side, or back, of Slide is fairly straightforward and easy. I have the correct gear today. A fresh pair of Crampons. the rest of the group is wearing microspikes. The walk up the first leg of Slide seemed easy in the Crampons and it was enjoyable putting your feet in the fresh virgin snow. But now we see a troupe of twenty girls stumbling down the hill with two rangers. It turns out they had spent the night on the hill and were returning their gear to the car and to find some traction devices. the snow caught them off guard and they were not prepared for the sliding descent. Let this be a lessen to the reader.
We ascended Slide in cloud-cover and lacked the visibility we cherished but the day soon improved and the skies parted as we descended the ice covered stairs on the east side of Slide. We had one last section down that was technically challenging with the ice but we used team work and made a safe descent to the wonderfully snow covered trails. Once we descended into the col between Slide and Cornell we prepared and then successively ascended Cornell with little difficulty. The western side of Cornell is really where you feel the urge to say this is why we came here. You reach a point of the journey that you see a perspective of the mountain, or perhaps life that you would not have seen from any other angle without the work that you just put into it. It is a rewarding experience and one that is part of the charm of climbing the Catskill mountains.
We removed ourselves from the summit of Cornell quickly as we knew we had to descend through the NAMED difficult spot: Cornell Crack. If they named it it must be hellacious we thought and it was a treacherous drop in ice. One from our group made a rope ladder and we descended what felt like a piece of twine with safety and security in our numbers. Although another group ascending the mountain was a bit more prepared with ice ax and a full set of crampons the ice was so severe they gladly used our ice ax. It was a place to play and frolic in assignment as the adrenaline continued to flow through the body. enjoy your time up here...the moments are fleeting.
Total length 9 miles 9 hours
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Total Elevation Loss:
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Round-Trip Distance:
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6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)
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Gain on way in:
1780 ft / 542 m
2.8 mi / 4.5 km
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Start Trailhead:
Route 47 Parking 2400 ft / 731 m
3 Hours
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0.9 mi / 1.4 km
Wittenberg Cornell Slide Trail
End Trailhead:
Campsite at Col between Slide and Cornell Mtn 3300 ft / 1005 m
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2012-02-12 a
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Cornell Mountain
2012-02-12 b
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2012-02-12 c
290 ft / 88 m
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Quercus ilex - Evergreen Oak tree 1.5-1.75m tall
Quercus Ilex is a large slow growing tree with a broad, rounded crown when mature. Also known as the Holly Oak and Holm Oak it has dark green, glossy leaves with toothed edges similar to a holly. In warmer areas it will bear yellow catkins in spring followed by small round acorns in late summer.
Quercus Ilex will make a very effective evergreen screen when clipped and is tolerant of dry soils, salt winds and air pollution. Is grown in bush form to make a very effective hedge.
This is a great Specimen tree for larger gardens, parks and woodlands but equally at home clipped in the smallest of spaces.
If the availability below is not listed as 'In Stock' please contact us for more information regarding the item.
We are always updating the stock for sale at our tree nursery but some varieties may only be available through the winter season.
Local delivery / collection - items too heavy or large to ship by carrier.
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Out of stock - not available at present.
- 1.5-1.75m tall
- £75.00
Availability: In Stock
Quercus ilex - Evergreen Oak/Holm Oak tree
Plant Information
- Size: 1.5-1.75m tall
- Botanical name/s: Quercus Ilex
- Common name/s: Evergreen Oak, Holm Oak
- Flower / Foliage: Small catkins appear in spring in milder areas followed by small rounded acorns. The tough dark green leaves are toothed and similar to a holly.
- Plant type: Evergreen
- Flowering period: N/A
- Mature height: 20m as a specimen or any lower height if clipped
- Mature spread: Up to 12m
- Growth Rate: Medium, faster when young.
- Recommended usage: Quercus ilex is ideal in any larger size garden, park or woodland as a specimen or as a screening tree or hedge in smaller gardens. Will make an effective wind break in coastal conditions.
- Nursery grown: Yes
After Care / Plant Maintenance
- Once planted, Quercus ilex will need watering throughout the first growing season, but make sure not to over / under water.
- Check tree tie / stake isn't rubbing and / or too tight or too loose on the trunk.
- Check for and remove any dead, decaying, diseased or crossing branch.
- Remove any weeds from around the base of the Oak tree (including grass).
- Position/Aspect: North, south, east or west facing
- Soil: All moist well drained soils
- Hardiness: Quercus ilex is hardy in the UK in all but the most exposed colder regions
- Plant maintenance: Low maintenance
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Order online
Your order may be placed via our Online Shop, which is fast simple and secure.
After your Online Shop order has been placed we will send an order confirmation email to the email address provided. This will provide you with details of your order, including the order number, which you should check and retain for your records. If there is an error in your order requirement, please contact us as soon as possible quoting your order number, so that we can rectify prior to dispatch.
Phone us
We will take your credit or debit card payment over the phone. Simply call us on 01376 340469 and one of our experienced team are always available to discuss your order 7 days a week.
From our Nursery
Collect your trees or shrubs from our Nursery in Rayne.
We accept all major credit cards including: Maestro, MasterCard, Visa Credit, Visa Electron and Visa Debit.
How can I expect delivery from King & Co?
Overnight to your door
We can delivery to you anywhere in England and Wales via an overnight courier service (two days for Scotland & Ireland).
Via Online Shop
Orders placed via our Online shop if placed by 12 noon Monday –Thursday can be delivered to you the very next day. If placed on a Friday - Sunday delivery would be on Tuesday.
We deliver by national overnight courier service.
Should you require a specific delivery date, let us know in advance and we will arrange for your delivery to arrive on your required date.
Every tree and plant is packed to ensure your order arrives safely.
For large trees or quantities of trees and plants
Please phone us to discuss, we are usually able to deliver to you via a dedicated vehicle.
For local deliveries
We will deliver to you in our local area and we will be pleased to arrange this with you whilst you are visiting our Nursery or via the phone. We also provide a planting service.
Planting service
We have our own installation teams to carry out planting in Southern & Eastern England. Please call us to discuss, we are always happy to provide you a quotation.


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When you've been making shoes for almost 200 years, you have to do something pretty special to remain relevant as times and styles change. The Clark family have not only managed to keep the brand fresh during this time, they've continued to enhance their reputation as footwear design pioneers.
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Eating local in Tallahassee is easier (and tastier) than it may seem
Call it ignorance or naivety, but I always carried a stigma that Tallahassee simply wasn't the place to indulge in a locally-minded lifestyle. Places like Chattanooga and Boulder are rampant with the local mentality, but Florida just doesn't seem to have hopped on that train yet.
After checking out the Locavore Index 2012, a chart that ranks states based on commitment to locally-sourced foods, I was disappointed to see that Florida not only ranked poorly – we were at the very bottom of the list. Not cool, Sunshine State. So, to further my adventures in local eating, I journeyed to three different places this week that showcased some of the best locally grown and owned destinations in town. Check 'em out:
The Cool Cow
The vacant space next to Fat Sandwich on Railroad Avenue has seen many eatery ideas, but it wasn't until an ice creamery popped up that the void was finally filled. Walking into this joint isn't exactly impressive – but the simplicity is part of the experience.
The Cool Cow offers six flavors daily. Chocolate and vanilla are always on the menu, but the four other varieties are swapped out every two days – a total of 200 flavors rotate through the soft serve machines. On the day of our visit, we were offered Georgia orange, kiwi frozen yogurt, berry sorbet, and mocha hazelnut.
I went for the mocha hazelnut – and it was outrageous.
Topped with rainbow sprinkles and marshmallows, my cup teeming with creamy mocha ice cream was beyond tasty, but Niko's treat took the cake. He ordered a banana split, and got everything on it – which was a solid decision. His chocolate, vanilla, and mocha hazelnut ice cream plops were layered thick with hot fudge, caramel drizzle, waffle cone bits, fat dollops of whipped cream, and even a cherry on top. It was pure perfection.
The mocha oreo milkshake my buddy ordered also deserved an honorable mention, but the part of our cool experience that deserves the biggest ovation is the service we received. Our ice cream guru was not only a wizard with a can of whipped cream, he handled everything with the best attitude I have ever encountered in the food industry. He was kind, courteous, and complimented Niko's choices of toppings. He's the kind of guy you leave a 40% tip for. Kudos, Cool Cow – we'll be back.
The Tallahassee Farmers Market
I am a huge fan of produce markets – so much so that I am dedicating a portion of the 2013 trip to exploring as many as I can. Niko and I have made a few trips out to the Thomasville Farmers Market in Georgia, but we had never taken the quick trip to the convenient one located in Market Square.
After a few weeks of failed Saturday morning attempts, we finally made it out to explore the covered pavilion loaded with local goods. Some of my favorite farms were in attendance, including Turkey Hill and Orchard Pond Organics. The pavilion wasn't huge, but it was certainly big enough to hold every bit of produce I needed.
We strolled around the stands before making our final selections, feasting our eyes on a huge assortment of goods. There were plump peaches, thickly husked corncobs, freshly cut sunflower stalks, ripe heirloom tomatoes, and more. My bounty was a harvest of ripe blueberries, Japanese eggplant, okra, lemon and lime, and more tomatoes than I know what to do with – plus a little rosemary plant!
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From the early days, the Internet2 community has been helping to ensure that members' network connections are always firing on all cylinders.
The Performance Initiative offers opportunities to collaborate and take advantage of a range of performance monitoring tools that help diagnose and solve network problems.
Getting the most from the network
Since Internet2 was formed in 1996, helping members get the most out of the Internet2 Network has been a major focus. After all, what good is a sports car if it only goes 45?
Today, the focus on performance is more important than ever. Although network capacities have increased exponentially, so has the demand for global collaboration. Whether it's life or physical science, high-definition videoconferencing, or remote synchronous fine arts performance, disciplines across the board are bursting through national boundaries to realize their global potentials. For this reason, performance is a key component of the Internet2 Innovation Platform, integral in the design and implementation of pioneering architectures like the Science DMZ.*
The goal of the Performance Initiative is to help members establish predictable, well-supported environments where Internet2 campus network users have routinely successful experiences in their development and use of advanced Internet applications. The focus is on improving performance problem detection and resolution throughout campus, regional, and national networking infrastructures.
With joint collaborators ESnet, GÉANT and RNP, Internet2 helped form perfSONAR (Performance Service Oriented Network Monitoring Architecture), an infrastructure for network performance monitoring, making it easier to solve end-to-end performance problems on paths crossing several networks.
This collaboration has developed a number of network performance tools that are interoperable across multiple networks and useful for intra- and inter-network analysis. Some individual tools have been configured into packages by open source projects like perfSONAR, which has produced the pS-Performance Toolkit.
A network Performance Working Group has been created to provide collaboration opportunities for those interested in discussing and coordinating work on performance and measurement tools, applications, implementations, and the supporting infrastructure needed to meet the network performance and measurement requirements of the research and education community.
*The Science DMZ model was developed by the Department of Energy's ESnet. More info on Science DMZ can be found at ESnet's website: fasterdata.es.net/science-dmz.
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Living conditions in Zimbabwe are precarious. Unemployment is high and food is scarce, particularly in rural areas. HEKS and its partner organizations are assisting people in improving their livelihoods. The aim is to enhance food security and lower unemployment by promoting the cultivation of food crops and ornamental plants, providing ongoing vocational training and improving access to water. HEKS/EPER began conflict transformation work in 2015 so as to counter the prevailing violence and injustice. The outcomes of these latest measures will become perceptible only in the medium-to-long term.
In 2017 HEKS/EPER provided emergency aid for about 7500 people after flooding.
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Administering a program for the education of children with visual impairments presents singular challenges to the ablest of administrators. Visual impairments pose unique educational issues. It is through vision that we gather the vast majority of information about our environment. Even a mild limitation in functional vision will have an impact on our ability to gather and use information about people and the world around us.
Wildly diverse students
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Challenges for Administrators
Visual impairments range in severity from very mild to severe or no vision. A child may acquire a visual impairment at birth or at any point throughout his or her life. Age, severity of impairment, and personality characteristics will all have differing impacts on one's development and visual functioning. Visual impairments occur in conjunction with all levels of physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities. In fact, between 60%–75% of students with visual impairments have additional disabilities. When considered together, these factors make the population of children with visual impairments an extremely heterogeneous group.
The incidence of children with visual impairments is low compared to other disabilities. Only about 1% of the children receiving special education services have a visual impairment. Disability-specific services blend medical and educational information and cover an extremely broad range of pedagogy. Students with visual impairments are primarily served by VI professionals: teachers certified in visual impairments (TVIs) and certified orientation and mobility specialists (O&M specialists or COMS). A majority of VI professionals serve students through a mostly itinerant model.
Unique challenges are presented to administrators due to:
- low numbers of students with vision impairments,
- the limited numbers of VI professionals available to serve them,
- the unique characteristics of the itinerant model of service delivery, and
- the extremely diverse learning needs of students with visual impairments.
Additionally, many administrators have limited information about and experience with visual impairments, or have questions about the hiring and supervision of VI staff. This Toolbox will help administrators better navigate some of those challenges.
What is the Administrator's Toolbox?
The Administrator's Toolbox is a collection of information and tools that can assist special education administrators in:
- understanding certification requirements,
- advocating for new or additional staff,
- developing more effective recruiting techniques, caseload analyses, and hiring practices,
- evaluating and/or updating job descriptions, and
- assessing the performance of VI professionals.
This Toolbox provides administrators with easily accessed information in a flexible framework that can accommodate modifications necessary to meet specific local district standards.
This resource is published exclusively on the TSBVI website. Administrators are welcome to print the entire document or those chapters that will support their needs. Administrators can incorporate specific sets of information, such as one or more of the job descriptions, into an existing district format. The information can simply be downloaded or copied to a word processing program.
Why an Administrator's Toolbox?
This Toolbox is intended to help administrators develop disability-specific resources and data for hiring and supervising VI professionals. In May 1997, in 2001, and again in 2005, all district special education administrators in Texas received a survey about recruitment of VI professionals. In that survey, administrators were asked which types of information would be useful in helping them to recruit VI professionals. Respondents indicated they were very enthusiastic about the topics presented, especially information about caseloads, training options, and sample job descriptions.
How was it developed?
The intent was to develop a set of useful resources for administrators, regardless of their experience with visual impairments, which are pedagogically sound and considered valid by the people who will use it. To that end, people in many roles were consulted—special education administrators and VI professionals in Texas, and from around the country. These professionals were consulted in a variety of ways, through surveys, consultations or other methods.Their feedback resulted in this Toolbox.
Every resource has its limitations. Authors must make some assumptions. The following assumptions that should be considered when evaluating the usefulness of this Toolbox:
- Programs for students with disabilities may serve students in local school districts, various types of cooperative arrangements, charter schools, or other types of administrative arrangements. For the purposes of this Toolbox, these service areas will be generically referred to as "districts."
- Many states have an intermediary administrative educational system. States may call them "intermediate school districts," "regional education service centers," or other similar titles. Additionally, programs in many states have outreach programs at residential schools for the blind. Often these programs help provide administrative support, direct services, and/or technical assistance to districts, especially in low-prevalence areas. For the purposes of the Toolbox, these will be generically referred to as "education service centers."
- Districts already have many existing resources to assist them in achieving their goals. This Toolbox is intended to support those existing resources by supplying information specific to visual impairments.
- Districts will modify the included job descriptions, interview questions, procedures, and other resources to meet their specific individual needs.
- Job descriptions are the foundation of the performance evaluation for school district personnel. Every performance evaluation, regardless of the method used, must be based on the job description.
- Orientation and mobility specialists (O&M specialists or COMS) and teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) are members of two separate professions that respond to separate professional competencies, performance standards, and certification/licensure requirements.
- VI professionals certified both as TVIs and as O&M specialists are referred to as "dually certified." Dual certification presents unique administrative responsibilities. These responsibilities will be discussed in various contexts.
- Placement decisions for students with visual impairments are based on consideration of a full continuum of services. Each child's unique individual needs are considered when determining placement.
- Districts have a working relationship with the VI professionals (TVIs and/or O&M specialists) at their local education service center, or outreach program at a school for the blind. These professionals are available for various types of assistance, such as completing a caseload analysis, guiding a program review, assisting with a job interview, and recruiting new people into a VI training program.
How to use the Toolbox?
Each chapter is independent of other chapters; however, chapters are related. Each chapter expands on current information, strategies, and resources used by administrators. For further information, consult your state education agency, education service center, special education administrator or VI consultant, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired's Web site (www.TSBVI.edu), and/or other district resources.
The following scenario—a district anticipating a change in its VI population and service-delivery options— illustrates how one might use this Toolbox:
Sunshine Independent School District (SISD) is adjacent to a thriving urban community. Because of new economic developments in the Sunshine area, many people are moving to the district, resulting in changes in the population of children who receive services from special education.
The Sunshine Independent School District has been a part of a special education cooperative that has been restructured. Sunshine ISD is no longer part of the cooperative and will now provide services independently. Services from the VI teacher (TVI) had previously come from the fiscal agent for the cooperative via a shared service arrangement (SSA); O&M services came from the education service center located about 60 miles away. The original TVI decides to stay with the fiscal agent. So, Sunshine needs at least one new VI teacher immediately and should also plan for growth over the next few years.
As the new administrator for the special education program in Sunshine ISD, you are responsible for ensuring that the needs of the students with visual impairments are being met. However, your experience with these students has been limited, and you are not sure you understand who the students are and what their needs are. To assist you in fine-tuning the VI program you could complete the following activities:
- In order to determine the extent and amount of VI services needed, you need to conduct a caseload analysis. (Refer to the Caseload Analysis Guidelines chapter of The Administrator's Toolbox, and to the additional documents provided in Additional Resources, as updates become available online.)
- Based on the caseload analysis, you find that your district needs a full-time TVI immediately. O&M services can continue from the education service center for the time being, but it seems clear that you will need a part-time O&M specialist within the next 2 or 3 years. Growth patterns indicate that additional VI staff may also be needed at that time. Additionally, the district will be charged for the services and with only a few more students it will be more cost-effective to have one on staff.
- Your options include training an existing staff person or recruiting and hiring a new person from outside of the district. You decide to hire a VI teacher from outside of the district, and, because it will take 2 to 3 years to train an O&M specialist, you identify an existing staff person to start O&M training next spring.
- Because you realize that it may be easier and cost-effective to identify and recruit a full-time O&M specialist, you decide to develop a cooperative arrangement with the neighboring districts that had been part of the original co-op/SSA. (Refer to the Recruiting VI Professionals andthe Hiring Options chapters as they become available.)
- To clarify the roles and responsibilities of the new positions and establish the foundation for the performance evaluation, you select the job description that best matches your district's philosophy. (Refer to the Job Descriptions chapter.)
- Now you will need to identify how you are going to find your new VI teacher. (Refer to Recruiting VI Professionals andHiring Options as they become available online.)
- Before you begin interviewing your pool of applicants, review the sample interview questions. (Refer to the InterviewResources chapter.)
- You recall that, after having a student with a visual impairment and working with an O&M specialist from the ESC, a special education teacher expressed a strong interest in becoming an O&M specialist. You review the training optionswith her. (Refer to the Training and Professional Development Options chapter.)
- Depending on the new VI teacher's level of experience, you may want to her to participate in a mentor program. If the new VI teacher is a recent graduate, or from another state, a mentor can help her adjust to her new position. The teacher who is enrolling in the O&M training program should also be involved in a mentorship program. (Refer to the Mentoring chapter.)
- As your new staff settles in, you meet with them to discuss specifics of how he or she will be evaluated, including how the standard performance evaluation will be used to evaluate itinerant, consulting educators. (Refer to Performance Evaluation.)
The previous scenario illustrates how the chapters both work together and can be used individually and customized to meet your particular needs. Each chapter also provides specific tools for your use.


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